(MITCHELL) - The first-ever Persimmon Idol contest will be a part of this year's festival, sponsored by Z102.

The preliminary portion of the contest was held Thursday in the Mitchell High School auditorium. There are two age groups: adults, ages 18 and older, and youth, those 17 years and younger. The judges have made their decisions.

Below is a list of those who got past the preliminary portion of the competition and now will compete beginning at 4:30 p.m. Saturday on the Main Street stage for the title of Z102 Persimmon Idol.

Awards will be given to the top performer per division -$100, Idol Trophy, Z102 air time. Contestents will be judged on: Stage Presence, Audience Participation, Voal Quality, Word Memorization and Overall Performance.